Candlestick



2, 1932. D. H. cRossR GANDLESTIGK Filed Dec. 2l, 1931 Patented Aug. *2,V 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT g' oFFicE v l DAVID II. cRossEn, oF cHIcAGo, ILLINOIS, AssIGNo'It 'ro It. E. GEBIIARDT coIvrrANY. A` CORPORATION F ILLINOISv CANDLESTICK Application 'filed December 21,1931. Serial No. 582,247.

r'The present n' invention relates to candle sticks or holders and has for its object to produce a simple and inexpensive device which will make it appear that the candle is rising from anlass of foliage, flowers or the like.

In the form which my invention will most commonly take, it will constitute a portable candle stick or holder and, therefore, the

present invention may be said to have forits object to produce a simplel and ineX- pensive device of this kind.

The various features of novelty whereby my invention is characterized will hereinafter be pointed out with particularity in the claims; but, for a full understanding of my invention and of its objects and advantages, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a top plan view of the device embodying the present invention; Fig. 2 is a section, on a larger scale, taken on line 2 2 of Fig. l; Fig. Sis a sectionon line 3-3 of Fig. 2, all of the ornamental devices e-X- cept the supporting stems therefor being omitted; and Fig. 4t isa vertical section through a modied form of device, shown applied to an electric light fixture of the candle type.

Referring to Figs. l, 2 and 3 of the drawing, 1 represents a base which may be simply a cardboard disk. Rising from the center of the base is a suitable socket 2 for receiving and holding a candle. This socket is so formed, or is composed of such mate-rial that pins or wires may be thrust into the side walls through the upper ends of the latter. In the arrangement shown, the socket is. composed of three concentric layers, the inner layer 3 being simply a plain paper tube, and the outer layer 4f being also a plain tube; whereas the intermediate layer 5 is a corrugated sheet of paper, the corrugations running lengthwise of the tube. The wall of the tube is, therefore, filled with vertical passages into which wires or other slender elements may be inserted. The base with its socket constitutes a low candle stick or a holder which is very cheap but not very at-v tractive in appearance. I, therefore, cover the holder proper with an ornamental or decorative skirt which is also cheapbutat the sameV time very attractive inappearance.

This skirt surrounds the socket and exten-ds l downwardly and outwardly from the upper end thereof beyond the edges of the base so as eectively to conceal the base; the skirt being provided with wires or stems that are engaged in the vertical recesses or passa-ges in the cylindrical wall of the socket; whereby the skirt is centrally supported at the upper end of the socket and otherwise stands. free ofthe candle stick or holder.

In the arrangement shown, the skirt is composed of leaves 6 and clusters of berries 7. The leaves and the berries are provided with wire stems 8 that are slipped down into the passages `or channels in the cylindrical wall of the socket. Although the wires or stems will be held in place frictionally, I prefer to apply a little adhesive to insure against accidental separation of the ornamental elements. Also, the socket may be secured to the b asev by means of adhesive, as indicated at .9 in Fig. 2.

It will be seen that the ornamental elements can be so proportioned and arranged Vas to imitate a flower, any desired design of foliage, or flowers, or a combination of foliage and flowers or berries.

A finish may be given tothe upper end of the socket by the addition of a metal sleeve l0 fitted into the socket and flanged at .its upper end, as indicated at ll, to overlie lthe raw upperedge of the cylindrical socket.

In the use of the device, it is set on a table or other support and a candle, indicated in broken lines at A in Fig. 2, is set-into the socket. The leaves or other decorative elements forming the skirt are preferably shaped to produ-ce a central cup or depressionv in the domeslike skirt. Then, with the candle in place, nothing indicating the presence Aof Vthe holder proper is apparent, andthe candle seems to rise from the center of `a mass of leaves, flowers, sprays, berries or any combination thereof. Y f

Therefore, since the artificial decorations, as well as the holder proper, canbe made very cheaply, highly attractive, ornamental candle low cost.

If the basemember of the device is omitted lor removed, the socket, which is now an openended tube, may be' slipped over a candle or an imitation candle B of an electric lighting fixture, as indicated in Fig. 4. Theskirt, in

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this case, may be caused to hang down straighter than when 1t is required to covery a broad base; kthereby concealing the outer` end of the supporting arm or bracket of the li hting fixture and so producing the effect o a candle rising from a mass of foliage or he like without othervisible means of sup#` port.

' While I have illustratedand described with particularity only 4a single preferred form of my invention, with a slight modificatioml do not desire to be limited to the exact structural details thus illustrated and described; but intend to cover all forms and arrangements which come within the definitions of my invention constituting the' appended claims.

I claim.: y l. A socket adapted to hold a candle and a' decorative skirt surrounding the socket, secured to the socket only at the upper end of the latter, and flaring outwardly and down- Wardly. 2. A socket adapted to hold a candle and a decorative skirt therefor in the form of leaves connected at their bases to the rim of the so'cket and' hanging down beside the socket. f

' 3. A candle stick comprising a base, a socket on the base, and an ornamental skirt securedy to the upper end of the socket and flaring outwardly and downwardly to conceal both the socket and the base. 4. A candle stick including a base and a ysocket on the base, and an ornamental skirt concealing the socket and the base comprising artificial leaves fixed at their bases to the rim ofthe socket and flaring outwardly and downwardly.

5.v A device of the character described,

comprising a socket adapted to hold a candle,

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the walls of the socket being constructed and arranged to permit wires or thelike to be inserted into the same through the rim of the Socket, and a skirt surrounding the socket and includingleaves having wire stems stuck into the socket through the rim.

-penetrable by a wire inserted lengthwise of kthe sides of the socket through the upper end,

' the sides of the socket through the upper end,

and anl ornamental skirt surrounding the socket and extending from the upper end thereof outwardly and downwardly, to form a cover for the base, said skirt having wire stems penetrating the walls of the socket from the upper end and constituting the supporting means for the skirt.

ln testimony whereof, I sign this specificaf tion. DAVID H. GROSSER.

6. A device of the vcharacter described,

thebase, the socket being of a material easily i V 

